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Publications

Dealing with OCD
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/ocd_p4.html
This article focuses on dealing with OCD from a teen's perspective.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
www.nimh.nih.gov/HealthInformation/ocdmenu.cfm
This article from the National Institute of Mental Health provides a broad overview of OCD.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents
www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/ocd.htm
OCD is characterized by recurrent obsessions and/or compulsions that are intense enough to cause severe discomfort. Obsessions are recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are unwanted and cause marked anxiety or distress. Frequently, they are unrealistic or irrational. This fact sheet from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry can provide additional background on OCD.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Information for Parents and Educators
www.nasponline.org/publications/cq327ocd.html
This article from the National Association of School Psychologists provides information on the symptoms common to OCD and treatment options as well as discussing family and educational support issues.

OCD in Children
www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1040a.htm
This article from the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation discusses what it is like to have OCD as a child.

Treatment of Children with Mental Disorders
www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/childqa.cfm
A booklet from the National Institute of Mental Health has answers to frequently asked questions about the treatment of mental disorders in children —includes a medications chart.

What is OCD?
www.ocfoundation.org/ocf1010a.htm
This web article includes information about OCD for parents and educators who are new to the topic.

Web sites for more information

National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org
The National Mental Health Association is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness.

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation
www.ocfoundation.org
The Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation (OCF), with more than 10,000 members, is an international not-for-profit organization composed of people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, their families, friends, professionals and other concerned individuals.